Folding cot



March 2 1926. 1,575,221 F. H. MORSE FOLDING co'r Filed Jan. 25, 1922 ZSheets-Sheet 1 March 2 1926.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK H. MORSE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FOLDING COT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. MoRsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of lVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Folding Cots, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to folding cots and an object of my improvements is toprovido an improved cot which may be readily adjusted to an automobile body or may restnpon a plane surface and can be folded into a small space.

Isecure this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cot embodying my invention and so much of an automobile body as is necessary to illustrate its connection therewith Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of a cot e1nbody ing my invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same on in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line IV-IV, of Fig. 3..

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line VV, Figs. 3 and 8.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on the line VIVI of Fig. 3..

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view on the line VII-VII of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of a part of a cross brace and the supporting pins ex tending therefrom.

0. represents an automobile body as a whole, having side parts a a and a 6, b 5 are parallel longitudinal string ers, or supporting rods over which the textile supporting sheet 0 is stretched. Each of these rods or stringers consists of two parts b a and 6 6 (Fig. 4), pivoted to ether at their centers-by plates f, one of said parts being provided on its lower edge with a stop plate F that engages the other of said parts to hold the two parts in alignment.

cl indicates the supporting posts.

2, e are the two parts of the cross piece or brace to the ends f hi h he pp ting posts 03 are pivoted. In the. example shown there are three of these braces with their supporting posts. The parts 6 and e are pivoted together at their centers by a rod 6 which is bent at (2 a upon one side of said cross brace or rod at right angles to the part extending through said rod and forming the pivot for the adjacent ends of its parts. It then extends upward and is removably engaged in a cavity or socket in a stringer near the central joint thereof. The rod 6 may have a part secured to its end and extending upward to said stringer, as shownat the left of Fig. 4:. e is a plate bolted to the part c and extending over the end of the partc and then bending downward as shown in Fig. 5. The plate 6 .is so located asto form a stop holding the parts 0 and e in alignment. There is a plate 6 at each end of the construction as well as at the center. y

do is a brace-rodpivoted at one end in an eye (Z0 secured to the post Z2 and at the other end being bent at right angles as illustrated in Fig. 6 at dc, \so as to engage through an aperture in the cross piece or brace e 0 Upon one side. of the cot the brace rod tie is provided with a turnbuckle (Z6 (Z is an engaging fork secured to the upper end of the posts (Z and having branches (Z 64, ci -a (Fig. 6). adapted to engage in cavities in the inner surface of the stringers or longitudinal rods 6, 6

d is ahook preferably covered with textile material adapted to engage over the sides of an automobile body. (Z is a rope secured to the stem of the hook b and passing through an aperture in the lower end of the post (I. A knot is tied in the end of said rope to limit the distance said rope shall slide through the aperture in the post. Thus the length of the rope (Z may be ad j usted at will.

An opening 0 (Fig. 1) is provided. in the covering 0 to permit the steering wheel 0 to pass through said covering.

In its folded position the stringers, or longitudinal rods, 1) are bent upon each other at their central point. The posts 03 are turned about their pivots until they are parallel to the cross pieces 6 e and said cross pieces are folded at their central-pivot upon each other. These folded parts ,nre then rolled into the covering and sezured in a compactbundle.

To set up the cot, the stringers b, b, b

are turned until their constituent parts are in line with each other and are held in this position by the engaging plates 7' The cross pieces are then bent until their constituent parts are in line and held in this position by the engaging plates The braces do then have their hooks (Ze* (Fig 6) inserted into the aperture in the cross piece a The branches (1% of the forks (7* are then inserted in the appropriate cavities in the inside surfaces of the outside stringers Z) and Several pairs of these apertnres are provided so that the forks may be inserted to bring the su .)porting frame and posts at a proper position for adjustn'ient to the automel iile. The turn buckles (6c are then screwed rip to bring the various parts into tension securing a rigid construction.

The hooks ql are then placed over the sides of the automobile, as illustrated in Fig. 7 and shown in Fig. 1, the post (Z being supported by the ropes (23 secured to the hook (Z If it is desired to use the cot on a plane surface, it is simply rested upon the posts d with the lower end of the latter in contact with said surface.

hat I claim is:

1. In a cot frame a pair of oppositely located posts, a cross piece pivotally secured to said posts at its ends, said cross piece consisting of two parts pivoted together at their inner ends, means for limiting thepivotal motion of the constituent parts of said cross piece, a supporting surface, brace rods pivotally secured to said posts and removably engaging said cross piece, one of said brace rods being adjustable in length and connected to a post below its pivot, a forked rod at the upper end of said post adapted to engage by a horizontal movement in cavities in said frame at the side of said supporting surface, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In a cot frame, a cross piece consisting of two parts pivoted together at their inner ends, means for limiting the relative pivotal motion of sa d parts to a position at which they are substantially in line, a pivot rod joining said parts and being turned upward, a supporting surface, the upturned end of said pivot rod engaging in a cavity in said frame at said supporting surface. i l i 3, In a cot frame, a pair of oppositely located posts, a cross piece pivotally secured to said posts at ts ends, said cross piece consisting of two parts pivoted together at their inner end's, mez 1ns for limitthe. pivotal 'mption of the constituent parts of said cros s piece, a supporting surface, brat? rods pivo'tally secured to said posts and reinoyably engaging said" cross piece, one of'lsa'id brace rods being adjustable in length and cennecte'd to a post below its piyot, means atthe upper end of said posts adapted to engage said frame near said supporting surface by a horizontal movement, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:. In a cot having a pair of side frame members and a centrally disposed frame member, pairs of legs located opposite'ea'c-h other adjacent to the side frame vineinbers, a cross-piece comprising two sections pivoted together connecting a pair of said legs, a vertically disposed supporting men'iber depending from the centrally positioned frame member and provided with a part that servesto pivot two sections of said cross-piece together.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

FRANK MORSE- 

